Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) Offshore Wind Farm, positioned 15.5km off the coast of Fife, which grew to become totally operational earlier this 12 months, has been handed a high award by Scotland’s renewable vitality trade.
The 450MW wind farm has scooped the ‘Excellent Challenge Award’ at this 12 months’s Scottish Inexperienced Power Awards, with the undertaking workforce embodying Scotland’s offshore resilience and innovation to efficiently overcome the main challenges it has confronted on the street to turning into totally operational.
The Scottish Inexperienced Power Awards, which befell in Edinburgh on Thursday 4 December, noticed winners in 14 classes obtain trophies recognising their work within the trade, which employs greater than 47,000 individuals.
Amongst them:
- The East Area Industrial Fisheries Working Group, was recognised for its function in supporting ScotWind builders and fishers to establish options that assist offshore wind improvement whereas minimising impacts on fishing exercise, took residence the ‘Greatest Engagement Award’.
- Sam Johnson, of RES, gained the ‘Champion of Renewables Award’ for her work on improvements from low-impact lighting programs to new impact-assessment instruments, alongside main progress on Eskdalemuir and the Onshore Wind Sector Deal.
- SP Power Networks gained the ‘Greatest Innovation Award – Software program and Companies’ for its Native Authority Community Perception Instrument which accelerates native decarbonisation by giving authorities clear visibility of community capability, constraints and indicative prices.
The Scottish Inexperienced Power Awards, run by trade physique Scottish Renewables, is billed as the biggest celebration of renewable vitality within the UK and an annual celebration of the organisations, individuals and tasks shaping Scotland’s clear vitality sector.
The awards noticed greater than 50 people, corporations and tasks contest prizes in 14 classes at a 1,600-guest ceremony in Edinburgh.
The winners have been chosen by a panel of unbiased judges.
Claire Mack, Chief Govt of Scottish Renewables, stated:
“The Scottish Inexperienced Power Awards are all the time a very big day and for greater than 20 years they’ve been recognising our trade’s unwavering dedication to setting new requirements by world-class innovation and experience.
“The continued progress of this occasion displays the broader progress we now have seen throughout our £15 billion trade which now employs greater than 47,000 individuals throughout Scotland.
“These awards are so necessary as they permit us to come back collectively as an trade and look again on the successes we’ve achieved this 12 months. There’s a lot for our trade to be pleased with and that’s mirrored in an excellent listing of finalists.
“The calibre of these shortlisted is nothing wanting inspiring and reveals that we now have excellent people main the way in which in the direction of a stronger and extra affluent future.
“My congratulations go to all off this 12 months’s nominees, and naturally winners.”
The Scottish Inexperienced Power Awards 2025 was headline-sponsored by EDF energy options UK and Eire.
Matthieu Hue, Chief Govt Officer, EDF energy options UK and Eire stated:
“We lengthen our congratulations to all of the nominees and the winners of tonight’s awards.
“It’s really inspiring to see such an excellent demonstration of expertise and professionalism inside Scotland’s renewable vitality sector.
“This 12 months’s awards spotlight Scotland’s unwavering function as a worldwide chief in clear vitality. The distinctive high quality of submissions displays the nation’s dedication to renewables and our collective efforts within the battle towards local weather change.”
The complete listing of winners is:
Greatest Neighborhood Challenge Award, sponsored by Scottish Energy Renewables
- Carbon Impartial Cumbrae – Millport Photo voltaic PV & Battery Challenge
Greatest Engagement Award, sponsored by SmartestEnergy
- East Area Industrial Fisheries Working Group
Greatest Innovation Award – New Expertise Merchandise, sponsored by Crimson Rock Renewables
- SSEN Transmission – Aquila Lite
Greatest Innovation Award – Software program and Companies, sponsored by SLR
- SP Power Networks – Native Authority Community Perception Instrument
Carbon Discount Award, sponsored by Statkraft
- Range Power Options
Champion of Renewables Award, sponsored by Fred. Olsen Renewables
Contribution to Abilities Award, sponsored by SSEN Transmission
Excellent Contribution Award, sponsored by Nadara
Excellent Challenge Award, sponsored by The Scottish Nationwide Funding Financial institution
- Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm
Excellent Service Award, sponsored by Ocean Winds
Trade Challenger Award, sponsored by Pure Energy
- Orkney Islands Council – Orkney Neighborhood Wind Farms
Sustainable Improvement Award, sponsored by Boralex
- Brockwell Power – North Kyle Wind Farm
Younger and Inspiring Award, sponsored by ESB
- Ellen Kane, ScottishPower Renewables
Judges Award, sponsored by Cubico Sustainable Investments
- Scottish Affiliation for Marine Science
